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Indian authorities ease curfew in parts of Kashmir in wake of days of violent protests

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    An Indian paramilitary soldier guards during a curfew in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Feb.13, 2013. Kashmir has been rocked by anti-India protests, despite a rigid curfew, since Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man convicted in a deadly attack on India's Parliament was hanged in New Delhi early Saturday. Three protesters have died so far in clashes with security forces. (AP Photo/ Mukhtar Khan) (The Associated Press)

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    An Indian paramilitary officer stands guard during a curfew in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Kashmir has been rocked by anti-India protests, despite a rigid curfew, since Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man convicted in a deadly attack on India's Parliament was hanged in New Delhi early Saturday. Three protesters have died so far in clashes with security forces. (AP Photo/ Mukhtar Khan) (The Associated Press)

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    An Indian paramilitary soldier checks the identity card of a civilian during a curfew in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Feb.13, 2013. Kashmir has been rocked by anti-India protests, despite a rigid curfew, since Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man convicted in a deadly attack on India's Parliament was hanged in New Delhi early Saturday. Three protesters have died so far in clashes with security forces. (AP Photo/ Mukhtar Khan) (The Associated Press)

SRINAGAR, India – Authorities have relaxed a curfew in parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir to let people buy rations after days of protests over the secret execution of a Kashmiri man convicted in a deadly 2001 attack on India's Parliament.

In some towns, residents were allowed out of their homes for two hours Wednesday to buy food and other supplies even as heavily armed troops patrolled the streets. Most of the region's nearly 60 newspapers published Wednesday after shutting down for three days.

Manoj Panditha, a police spokesman, said the restrictions were relaxed after tensions eased in several districts across Kashmir and some neighborhoods in Srinagar, the region's main city.

The region was hit by violent anti-India protests after Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged Saturday. Three protesters died in clashes with government forces.